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Part 6: Kyambo Joshua on Picking Beats for Jay-Z's 6X Platinum "Vol. 2 Hard Knock Life" Album
Part 1: Kyambo Joshua: Jay-Z & Nas Problems Started When Nas Didn't Show Up to Jay's Studio Session
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Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua joins DJ Vlad to revisit the tense 1999 rollout of Jay-Z’s *Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter*, when bootlegging threatened Roc-A-Fella’s momentum after massive success. Joshua recalls how leaked records were traced through industry names, the Irving Plaza release event, and the later Q-Tip party where the confrontation with Lance “Un” Rivera unfolded. He describes seeing chaos, hearing Charlie Baltimore scream, being questioned by police, and later viewing video of the incident, while stopping short of definitively saying what happened with the knife. The conversation also touches on Chris Gotti’s account, Rivera’s past interview, the impact of street bootlegs on album sales, and how “Do It Again,” “So Ghetto,” and “Big Pimpin’” shaped the project’s eventual success.
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